I LOVE Unusual Tastes, just as I LOVE Single Malt Scotch and the one I like is the Strongest and Most Potent Flavored of them all it is SO SMOKEY I Tell people it is like drinking a Campfire! It is called "Lagavulin" and you can read about it here, but EXACTLY as these beans are aged in wooden ship hulls originally so with Single Malt Scotch and there is only one location in the world where the moisture off the sea imparts this special "smokey" flavor when combined with a specific wooden barrel which it is aged in... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagavulin_distillery

Peets Aged Sumatra is like the "Lagavulin" of the Coffee Industry! And make no mistake, it is not for everyone's taste but those who like it LOVE IT like nothing else!

I tried this coffee probably 20 years ago at Peets in Silicon Valley while working at Netscape, around the same time I discovered "Lagavulin" scotch (Making that kind of money in your 30's will enable you to do that stuff :) in the early days of the Internet Revolution and I instantly switched from Starbucks to Peets as there is absolutely NO COMPARISON when it comes to the quality of the coffees between the two in my opinion. And if Peets is above Starbucks overall then Aged Sumatra is Above ALL Coffee Beans IMNSHO!

This is by far for me the most YUMMY COFFEE EVER!!! It is unlike any other coffee you will EVER TASTE and for me the ONLY COFFEE I WOULD DRINK IF I COULD!!!

David, drinking Peet's since 40+6/10/15

shawnee, OK

My absolute favourite coffee. The aging process (whatever that may be) gives it incredible depth. Very earthy, full of nuance, and so smooth it seems to glide across your palate.
:Low acid (especially in my Aeropress). This is what always brings me back to Peets.

Christopher, drinking Peet's since 201312/2/14

New York, NY

I love this coffee. When I first brewed it in my office a coworker said to me "your coffee smells like the woods." Well, it tastes like the woods too and I mean that in the best possible way. Coffees from Sumatra are very distinct: earthy, herbally, chocolately, almost viscous feeling in your mouth. It is awesome to brew a regular coffee that almost tastes like there is stuff added to it to get such flavor.